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Candy Burrowbridge

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2024

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ROAD TO FREEDOM

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #293

As I peer out the car's windshield, my heart is plagued with the sadness of yesterday. I have no idea where I'm going, the only thing I do know is I couldn't stay in a repulsive marriage any longer. I needed to escape. I knew there was more to life than misery.We shared fifteen years in a loveless marriage, before I became strong enough to leave. First I had to brust the fairytale bubble I was living in, before I I couldn't see the whole picture. My husband, Diego, had been cheating on me for years but I couldn't accept it. Always my thought...

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FROM STRAY TO STAY

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #290

Rosa, Inez, Tina, Shannon and I enjoy our"Girl's Day Out" the second Sunday of every month. We all looked forward to our Sunday Funday. The Taphouse was our choice for lunch and cocktails....and of course gossip. Those Sundays are unfailingly fun. Laughter from our table was something you could count on. Previously, I had worked with Rosa and Inez for ten years. They were sure to contribute news about what was going on at the shop. Tina was a co-worker from another shop I had worked at many years ago. She was full of great stories and good j...

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A SUNDAY MYSTERY

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #289

The room is unfamiliar. I don't know how I got here. Willow thought, as the sunlight penetrated the slits in the blinds her eyes and disrupted her sleep. She scanned the room and began to whimper, "Where am I? Shit! How did I get here?" Glancing around the room, Willow did not recognize anything. Slowly, she peeled herself off the couch and attempted to stand. She felt like she had just gotten off of a boat, sea legs and nauseou were a new feeling to embrace. Mentally scanning her bank of memories, Willow could not withdraw much. She decid...

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BETTY "LUPITA" BOOP

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #288

Ernesto's heart was beating so hard, the booming sound in his ears was all that could be heard. Trying to catch his breath, he rose his eyes to the sky. The stars lit up the black canvas of night. To the left he admired the yellow-orange, fingernail clipping of a moon. He was entranced by her beauty. She consumed every thought, every moment and every dream he had. Ernesto tried several different places to observe her, but in this storm most locations were unshielded. There was no real place to escape the turbulent downpour and still have a c...

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THE UNRAVELING OF THE JONES

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #287

Judy and Stan had happily married five and a half years ago, but as each has passed Stan's infidelity has mounted and Judy's jealousy has grown like a raging forest fire! All the lies and deceit were so frustrating! Never had she been so angry. In the beginning their bond was so strong. They wanted to spend any and every free moment together. Everyone, including Stan and Judy,were delighted on their wedding day. Who knew that over the course of five and a half years it would be ripped to shreds. Their relationship had become unrecognizable ...

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CUP OF TEA TO THE PAST

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #287

The tea kettle whistled breaking the daze Dawn had been in, while she gazed out of her kitchen window. She truly enjoyed the variety of birds that her bird feeder attracted. She poured the boiling water through the tea strainer. She knew the tea leaves would take her on a reminiscent journey back into the past. She looked at the Red House Finch, Black Phoebe and the American Robin. Three minutes had passed, so she poured herself a cup of tea. Dawn added the milk and two sugar cubes, just like back home. She slid a couple fingers into the han...

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LET'S GET ROASTED

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #287

I reside at Let's Get Roasted cafè in the historic coastal city of Astoria, Oregon. Approximately a year ago I was relocated from my home in a dark, dusty storage unit, where my co-inhabitors were unique forgotten pieces, from a different time and space just like me. Most of us, had either given up hope or could no longer remember a time prior to the present. Surprisingly, the metal door was raised after hearing sounds of a struggle between the lock and the key. I couldn't remember the last time I had seen natural light. Roughly, many of us...

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PACKAGED FOR THE FUTURE

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #286

Whining, crying, suffering day by day, haunted by the past, Sheila was on her way to another therapy session. Week after week, months have gone by, it's approaching a year and there has been no relief. Apparently throwing pharmaceuticals at a problem is supposed to solve it, drown it or hide it...but what it doesn't do is resolve it. Sheila meanders into the office of Dr. Hill, her therapist, for the fifty first time. Dreading every moment. Months have rolled by and her hope has dwindled. The internal havoc and choas are overflowing from he...

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Y2K FRENZY

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #285

With doomsday only a few days away, the epidemic-like panic was felt by all. The "Millennium Bug" was going to attack, creating extensive havoc. Y2K is a serious computer programming issue which will result in a malfunction causing a major glitch. Milo worked on software development. He had been very happy with the company he worked for, but a year ago he signed a two year contract with (FEMA) Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hired on as (CORE) Cadre of On-call Response/Recovery Employee, Milo wanted to help people before, after and du...

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THE CHRISTMAS BUG

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #284

Janice had lived in Salt Lake City, Utah her whole life. She had been truly happy. Never had she thought she'd leave life as she knew it behind. Last year Janice's entire life was torn apart. She found out, in the most horrible way, her husband, Jeff and best friend, Joy, had been cheating on her for a few years. The sight she saw, when she came home from work early, was burned into her mind forever. She never knew it was possible to be in that much pain. After an ugly divorce, Janice saw no reason to stay in Salt Lake City. Everywhere she...

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DELAYED

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #283

The coldest of December mornings, they dreaded trudging through it all just to get to the airport, yet it was the family thoughts and traditions that warmed the heart and memories tickled the soul. Tomorrow was going to be Christmas! Tracy and Lenny were waiting to board flight number 222. Flight 222 to Los Angeles was delayed due to weather issues...oh what they meant was the blizzard that had came in this morning. DELAYED, DELAYED, DELAYED...who thought one word could be so soul crushing. Temperatures in New Hampshire, in December, were r...

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FROM CORNHUSKER TO FLAGGER

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #282

It's a warm windy day in mid-June, thank God graduation was going to arrive before the blazing hot summer launches. Benson High School was teeming with excitement, yearbooks were being passed around, everyone was on countdown...three days left (after they returned from the weekend). Finals and graduation were all the seniors could think about. Liam, was one of Benson High School's most famous students. He opened the eyes of Omaha Nebraska, when he broke records at NSAA Football Championships, putting Benson High on the map. He tied up the ...

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THE HORNETS' NEST

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #282

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please don't leave. You have to consider the source. They are young inexperienced stylists and the receptionists...well you know they're receptionists. You are a valuable member of our team here at Just Primpin' Salon. Things won't be the same if you leave", Sarah, the owner, said she she chased Jean out the back door. Sarah followed her on her way to the parking structure. Jean dramatically turned to face Sarah, she said, "Your staff is vicious.I'm too old, to feel like I'm dealing with high school gossip. This was ju...

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DEMANDS THAT MAKE THE HEART GROW COLDER

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #282

My home is in Northwest Russia. The White Sea is to the west stretching out to the base of Taymr Peninsula which is on the east side and the Sayan Mountains which are on the south side lead all the way down to the Arctic Ocean on the north side. Oymyakon is the village I live in. The closest village to where I live is Yuchyugei. We are in the thick of the tundra. Temperatures drop below -40° celsius on a regular basis. My name is Sergey, I am a reindeer herder from a long line of Sami people. We are the indigenous Nenets. For generations m...

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I SEE YOU AS YOU COME AND GO

Candy Burrowbridge

Submitted to Contest #281

Today is the first day of Fall and the new shipment of home goods will arrive later this afternoon. A young stocker, George, had the responsibility of unloading the boxes when they arrived. My box was one of them. My earliest memory was George pulling me out of the darkness and into the glow of florescent lightning. I was being put on display with all the others like me. We were all waiting and hoping for someone to choose us. I WAS CHOOSEN! I was brought home to be part of the Oldenberger's family. They had bought their first home in a slee...

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